I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.52/cwt -15.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 468 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $262.21/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 567 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $293.43/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 412 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	684	742	1,069
Feeder cattle	590	633	937
Slaughter cattle	66	94	97
Replacement cattle	28	15	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	4	327.50	$327.50	$963	—
300–348	326	10	305.00–335.00	$322.10	$1,050	+17.65
350–390	374	8	292.50–317.50	$304.59	$1,139	-8.86
400–440	412	33	280.00–300.00	$293.43	$1,209	-0.41
450–475	463	13	267.50–280.00	$276.69	$1,281	-3.21
480	480	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,260	-17.40
500–535	523	17	250.00–274.00	$263.72	$1,379	-0.86
555–581	567	34	252.50–267.00	$262.21	$1,487	-3.69
600–635	608	5	240.00–252.50	$246.17	$1,497	-5.43
675–680	678	2	212.50–227.50	$219.97	$1,491	-33.03
655–698	688	13	237.50–245.00	$243.76	$1,677	-9.24
808	808	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,761	—
1060	1060	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	250.00–267.50	$257.65	$871	-17.98
355–395	373	7	245.00–295.00	$278.87	$1,040	-6.37
400–445	427	10	250.00–277.50	$264.47	$1,129	-1.17
455–495	477	13	245.00–267.50	$257.10	$1,226	+4.34
500–525	518	4	210.00–235.00	$216.04	$1,119	-28.08
595	595	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,339	-15.07
600–625	613	2	232.50–235.00	$233.78	$1,433	-13.72
655–695	675	2	185.00–220.00	$203.02	$1,370	-36.98
710–742	731	3	212.00–217.50	$213.78	$1,563	+3.78
815	815	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,487	-20.15
1080	1080	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	7	276.00	$276.00	$1,272	+0.71
532	532	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,287	—
553	553	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,327	-12.00
662	662	4	231.00–234.00	$232.50	$1,539	-10.90
772	772	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	-4.87
430	430	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,054	+25.74
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	-91.39
820	820	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,345	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,146	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348	332	14	257.50–275.00	$268.32	$891	-16.68
362 fancy	362	8	303.00	$303.00	$1,097	—
350–395	372	10	255.00–282.50	$263.35	$980	-15.76
405–445	427	22	240.00–267.50	$254.54	$1,087	-16.76
450–482	468	52	227.50–251.00	$243.52	$1,140	-20.19
500–510	503	3	222.50–225.00	$224.17	$1,128	-14.92
505–535	511	19	230.00–257.50	$235.03	$1,201	-4.06
550–595	572	15	220.00–227.50	$223.87	$1,281	-6.13
610–645	618	7	220.00–225.00	$221.08	$1,366	-7.96
620	620	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,302	-19.04
655	655	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,506	+1.27
935	935	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	265.00	$265.00	$848	+16.32
360–390	371	6	220.00–245.00	$233.72	$867	+13.72
380 thin fleshed	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	—
410	410	1	222.50	$222.50	$912	-25.71
470–480	475	4	215.00–225.00	$219.34	$1,042	-12.61
505–540	529	8	220.00–227.50	$225.50	$1,193	+4.02
555–580	568	2	217.50–222.50	$220.06	$1,250	+5.06
615–640	628	2	200.00–202.50	$201.23	$1,264	-7.47
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—
715	715	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	-42.56
455–465	460	3	192.50–225.00	$204.98	$943	-16.12
565	565	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,040	-28.50
655	655	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	+30.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,140	—
580	580	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	-7.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	260.00–277.50	$268.65	$1,169	-5.35
450–495	476	11	245.00–282.50	$263.23	$1,253	-12.09
500–545	518	30	240.00–256.00	$248.22	$1,286	-14.48
555–598	582	23	222.50–255.00	$235.44	$1,370	-6.63
600–640	627	6	220.00–235.00	$226.76	$1,422	-3.74
652–685	667	11	205.00–227.50	$219.91	$1,467	-2.59
700–745	727	5	192.50–207.50	$201.95	$1,468	-8.99
835	835	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,545	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,116	+7.50
525–540	532	3	215.00–222.50	$217.54	$1,157	-11.23
565–570	568	2	215.00–220.00	$217.51	$1,235	-0.29
795	795	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,431	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	135.00	$135.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	-20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$590	—
950–1155	1020	80-85%	7	115.00–119.00	$116.87	$1,192	—
940–1390	1093	80-85%	15	60.00–109.00	$91.73	$1,003	—
1030–1270	1152	80-85%	14	120.00–127.00	$123.96	$1,428	—
1080–1255	1168	80-85%	2	128.00–130.00	$129.07	$1,508	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1445	1264	75-80%	5	129.00–132.00	$129.78	$1,640	—
1225–1490	1358	75-80%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,630	-12.51
1190–1975	1502	75-80%	9	122.00–127.00	$124.34	$1,868	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–885	870	85-90%	2	85.00–110.00	$97.72	$850	—
990	990	85-90%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,228	+25.00
1195	1195	85-90%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,410	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1925	1510	3	134.00–139.00	$136.86	$2,067	—
1530–1880	1668	3	155.00–159.00	$156.84	$2,616	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,064
1065–1070	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	155.00–158.00	$156.50	$1,671
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,728

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	92.00	$92.00	$787
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,445
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,843
1390–1555	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	125.00–141.00	$133.05	$1,982

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
885–1425	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00–2,025.00	$1,822.37
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–585	583	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–600.00	$574.89
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
640	640	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760 thin fleshed	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1360	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00–2,225.00	$1,950.48	—
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.